My fashion inspiration for winter 2013

I spent some time at Canal Walk yesterday and there are so many gorgeous items in store. Beautiful skinny jeans and knits at Woolworths, nice tops at Edgars and I saw the most divine cobalt blue wool coat at Jenni Button. I haven’t started my winter wardrobe shopping yet (it’s taking a LOAD of self control!) but I have been looking at what’s available. During the next week or two I’m going to unpack and wash all my winter clothes and do a ‘stock take.’ After that, I’ll decide what I’m going to splurge on (I already know I’m buying flat leather boots and a decent coat this winter) and what items I’ll buy at Mr Price and other relatively ‘cheap’ stores – items that are trendy and not investment pieces.

It’s no secret that I admire Victoria Beckham’s style. This outfit I like because it’s very casual chic and so easy to put together with items you already have in your wardrobe. Key ingredients? Skinny jeans, heels, comfy top, sunnies and an oversized bag.

Pointy heels are back. I want to kick myself for throwing out all my pointy heels when it ‘went out of fashion.’ From now on, I’m keeping everything! 😉

Invest in decent quality boots. I started buying genuine leather boots last season and I hope they will last me a lifetime. If you can wait until the end of winter you will pick them up on sale at a fraction of the price they’re now.

Ackermans is one franchise retailer that makes great winter coats. Not the best quality but for a few hundred Rand you can’t expect a wool coat. I’ve bought a few nice coats from them over the years, and I’ll definitely pop by their store once I start my shopping.

Invest in accessories like scarfs and hats – this will help you to mix and match and add a unique element to each outfit. Bags are a good investment too 🙂

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